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QA MANAGERS' RESPONSIBILITY TO ALLEGATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT. WHAT SHOULD THEY DO?
Citation:
Batterman, A R. QA MANAGERS' RESPONSIBILITY TO ALLEGATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT. WHAT SHOULD THEY DO? Presented at 19th Annual National Conference on Managing Quality Systems for an Environmental Program, Albuquerque, NM, April 3-7, 2000.
Description:
Although it is not the primary responsibility of QA Managers'/Officers' to deal with scientific misconduct, because of the nature of their daily activities they may encounter potential cases. It is important to maintain an ambience of openness and creativity as positive scientific progress cannot flourish in an atmosphere of oppressive regulation. It is also imperative to distinguish misconduct from the honest error and the ambituities of interpretation that are inherent in our daily interpretation of scientific data.
This panel discussion will inform the QA Community of the recommended practical processes and procedures to be implemented if the Quality Assurance Officer/Manager believes he/she has become aware of an incident of Scientific Misconduct while carrying out the responsibilities of the position. Members of the panel will bring insight to the issue as seen from the perspective of the Agency, a National Laboratory, a Division Laboratory and a former private sector quality assurance professional.
The panel will begin with brief presentations (10 minutes) followed by a brief question and answer period (three minutes) in the following order: Agency perspective of what constitutes Research Misconduct and how it should be handled, what research misconduct means to a National Laboratory, how the commercial sector deals with the issue, and how a research QA Manager should address a possible finding. The end of the session will be open for general questions for the entire panel.